Erwin Schrödinger and Negative Entropy
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The emergence of the entropy-as-disorder metaphor in the 19th century is considered. The logic behind the emergence of the metaphor of negative entropy in Schrödinger’s book is presented. After that the irrelevance of the entropy-as-disorder metaphor as well as the negative entropy metaphor is discussed. An alternative metaphor based on the concept of free energy is proposed.